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I always wash all my clothes before I wear them. Clothing manufacturers put chemicals like formaldahyde in clothes to make them lie flat and smooth or hang pretty on the rack. It's not really stuff you want on your skin.
I agree, I try to never wear clothes unless I wash them first, so I would do the same thing for a baby. Just to be safe, I'd give them a good wash.
I washed everything for my kids before they wore them or played with them. You just don't know what kind of chemicals are on the clothes or how many germs from other people touching them. Not washing could cause serious and/or deadly side effects.
I'm not sure she meant to have them wear them w/o washing, just washing them ALL *before birth. For me, I will mostly have hand-me-downs, so I have washed all of those plus the few things that are new, anything 0-6 months, just bc I wanted to get the dresser organized and didn't want to mix washed with unwashed.
If you might want to return the clothes, I would just wash a few NB size clothes, in case baby is big, you wouldn't even need any NB sizes. Then go ahead and wash a few more 0-3 mos, since you are likely to use most/all of them. Is that what you are asking? For some of us, it may just be the nesting instinct kicking in that makes us wash way more than needed!
I washed all of my daughter's clothes! There is a great selection of baby detergent at Target for pretty cheap! I worked at Kohls before and sometimes those clothes come in and sit in warehouses and dirty hands are touchin them! Maybe it was more for my peace of mind!
Honestly I washed everything... clothes bedding.. toys everything b4 my daughter was allowed to play with or wear it... Honestly i still do even at almost 7
I never wear clothing myself before I wash it so I would wash it for a baby if I had one.
@Cannotwait...I was actually asking both questions. I don't always wash new stuff before I wear it so I was wondering what the reasoning was for washing all the babies clothes. I guess its a bigger deal than I thought:)
I'll probably just go with what you suggested and wash a few newborn items and a few 0-3 month items until we see how big the baby is.
Thanks for all the feedback...All those books tell you to wash them but I wasn't really sure why. In case you can't tell I'm just not one of those people that worries much about germs. I guess I better start thinking like that, at least for the little guys sake.
Good info! I never wash anything before wearing it so I was wondering the same thing.
There isn't formaldehyde in baby clothes...there are strict standards for what is allowed on them, including what dyes can be used for the threads! The main reason for washing them is to get environmental germs off, not anything from manufacturing.
I washed clothes as I wanted to use them, I didn't wash them all before she was born. I had the same reason as you, I wanted to leave tags on in case I couldn't use all of them. I found that there came a point where I figured out whether I would have too much/not enough clothes, then I ripped all the tags off and washed everything. I also DEFINITELY wasn't going to be returning any clothes after the baby was born for like two weeks, so all the NB clothes tags were ripped off and they were washed right away, LOL.
I washed a ton of clothes, blankets, wash cloths, etc that I know I will use in the first few weeks and months. I have a bin filled with clothing for older sizes (3 mo +) which I plan to wash as I go along. It took forever to wash the clothes I received before the shower so I decided to spread things out. I find it to be much better.
I wash everything EVERYTHING before my kids touch it. Even now, my girls are nine and five. Most of my new babys stuff will be hand-me-downs, but I'll still wash it upon receipt. I use Ecover laundry detergent. Dreft is okay, and usually new moms will get it as gifts or samples, so I use that up, but I prefer Ecover, and it works really well. I'm actually trying to encourage people to NOT buy us too many clothes as gifts, but whatever we do get will be washed right away, and then when the baby is born, we'll have a "fashion show" and take a picture of him in gifted items to send in thank you cards to the respective givers, and if that's the only time baby wears those items, I'm okay with that. Whatever I don't use, I can pass on or donate.
Just as a side note too, the baby clothes don't necessarily need to be washed in baby detergent specifically, a fragrance-free detergent like All Free & Clear would work well too. We already use that one so it will just extend into the baby's clothes!
I don't know about baby clothes (chemicals) but adult clothes do have formaldehyde (to prevent mildew) as well as MANY other disgusting things...semen, ecoli, vaginal fluid have all been found on many clothes in popular retail stores. EWWWWWW!
I just watched a story on this a few months back. Always, always wash your clothes after you buy them. I would certainly wash baby clothes after buying them, too!
This is gross, but I hope this will help others to always wash, wash, wash!! :)
ABC's "Good Morning America" recently did a study and tested everything from tighty-whiteys to denim jeans (both designer and bargain-priced). After sending the clothing to the lab, scientists found that what we thought was "brand new" and "clean" clothing was actually soiled with tons of different bacteria. And we thought trying on swimsuits was bad enough.
"Some garments were grossly contaminated with many organisms ... indicating that either many people tried or ... someone tried it on with heavy contamination," said Dr. Phillip Tierno, director of microbiology and immunology at New York University. "In a sense, you are touching somebody's armpit or groin. So you want to be protected, that's all."
On one jacket, the lab found respiratory, skin and some fecal particles, but the sickest item of all was a silk blouse containing "vaginal organisms, yeast and more fecal germs."
I wouldn't wash my own clothes before wearing them (hey - they're all wrinkle free which is not something I can say as easily after I get my hands on them), but I'd wash a baby's clothes. They're all chubby and delicate - i wouldn't want to put dusty clothes that a bunch of people touched on their body.
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I'm just curious if everyone really washes all their baby clothes before the baby is born? I mean what's the reasoning...Is it to avoid risk of rash or skin sensitivity? Or is it for germ reasons?
I want to do as much as I can before hand but I don't want to take all the tags off of things that might not even get worn.